The latest officially reported population of Brunei was 462,721 in 2024 vs 1,400,638 people in East Timor in 2024. In 2026, based on the adjusted UN estimation, the current Brunei's population is 469,802 people compared to 1,437,146 in East Timor.
Population statistics:
- East Timor's population is 3.06 times bigger than Brunei's.
- Brunei is ranked the 170th most populous country in the world, while East Timor is the 152nd.
- The countries together account for 0.02% of the world: 0.006% for Brunei vs 0.02% for East Timor.
- For the last 10 years, Brunei has had an average growth rate of +1.08% per year vs +1.74% in East Timor.
- Since 2006, the population of Brunei has increased from 365K people to 470K (28.8% growth), while East Timor has grown from 977K to 1.44M (47.2% growth).
- Brunei is projected to reach its peak in 2055 at 521K people compared to the peak of 2.09M people in 2076 for East Timor.
Brunei vs East Timor: live population counter
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| Current population |
469802
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1437146
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| Population rank | 170/197 | 152/197 |
| Percent of world population | 0.006% | 0.02% |
| One net population change |
2.32 hours
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32.1 minutes
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| One birth every |
1.4 hours
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17.2 minutes
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| One death every |
3.65 hours
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52.2 minutes
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| One migration net change every |
1.07 years
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3.43 hours
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| Annual migration change | +0 | -2,552 |
| Daily growth/decline | +10 | +45 |
| Annual growth/decline | +3,772 | +16,352 |
| Annual growth/decline rate | +0.82% | +1.18% |
| Population growth rate rank | 115/197 | 92/197 |
Brunei and East Timor: population history and growth rate by year chart
| Year | Population | Growth rate | ||
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| 1960 | 88,347 | 468,118 | - | - |
| 1961 | 92,517 | 475,291 | 4.72% | 1.53% |
| 1962 | 96,719 | 482,774 | 4.54% | 1.57% |
| 1963 | 101,159 | 490,564 | 4.59% | 1.61% |
| 1964 | 105,922 | 498,659 | 4.71% | 1.65% |
| 1965 | 110,838 | 507,034 | 4.64% | 1.68% |
| 1966 | 115,874 | 515,696 | 4.54% | 1.71% |
| 1967 | 121,017 | 524,648 | 4.44% | 1.74% |
| 1968 | 126,222 | 533,875 | 4.3% | 1.76% |
| 1969 | 131,446 | 543,356 | 4.14% | 1.78% |
| 1970 | 135,138 | 553,069 | 2.81% | 1.79% |
| 1971 | 137,921 | 562,966 | 2.06% | 1.79% |
| 1972 | 142,189 | 572,962 | 3.09% | 1.78% |
| 1973 | 147,369 | 582,855 | 3.64% | 1.73% |
| 1974 | 152,656 | 590,827 | 3.59% | 1.37% |
| 1975 | 158,070 | 598,158 | 3.55% | 1.24% |
| 1976 | 163,607 | 607,620 | 3.5% | 1.58% |
| 1977 | 169,277 | 618,315 | 3.47% | 1.76% |
| 1978 | 174,884 | 628,775 | 3.31% | 1.69% |
| 1979 | 180,422 | 638,719 | 3.17% | 1.58% |
| 1980 | 186,111 | 649,871 | 3.15% | 1.75% |
| 1981 | 191,977 | 660,493 | 3.15% | 1.63% |
| 1982 | 198,165 | 669,149 | 3.22% | 1.31% |
| 1983 | 204,741 | 677,707 | 3.32% | 1.28% |
| 1984 | 211,661 | 686,777 | 3.38% | 1.34% |
| 1985 | 218,919 | 696,665 | 3.43% | 1.44% |
| 1986 | 226,495 | 707,185 | 3.46% | 1.51% |
| 1987 | 233,860 | 718,476 | 3.25% | 1.6% |
| 1988 | 240,913 | 730,745 | 3.02% | 1.71% |
| 1989 | 248,064 | 744,856 | 2.97% | 1.93% |
| 1990 | 255,292 | 760,345 | 2.91% | 2.08% |
| 1991 | 262,596 | 778,278 | 2.86% | 2.36% |
| 1992 | 269,839 | 799,318 | 2.76% | 2.7% |
| 1993 | 276,971 | 821,437 | 2.64% | 2.77% |
| 1994 | 284,091 | 844,493 | 2.57% | 2.81% |
| 1995 | 291,195 | 868,146 | 2.5% | 2.8% |
| 1996 | 298,276 | 892,282 | 2.43% | 2.78% |
| 1997 | 305,341 | 917,184 | 2.37% | 2.79% |
| 1998 | 312,385 | 942,530 | 2.31% | 2.76% |
| 1999 | 319,411 | 834,697 | 2.25% | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 326,424 | 745,088 | 2.2% | -10.7% |
| 2001 | 333,345 | 812,249 | 2.12% | 9.01% |
| 2002 | 340,099 | 879,159 | 2.03% | 8.24% |
| 2003 | 346,637 | 916,878 | 1.92% | 4.29% |
| 2004 | 352,911 | 929,074 | 1.81% | 1.33% |
| 2005 | 358,916 | 948,311 | 1.7% | 2.07% |
| 2006 | 364,663 | 976,597 | 1.6% | 2.98% |
| 2007 | 370,873 | 1,004,889 | 1.7% | 2.9% |
| 2008 | 377,793 | 1,032,429 | 1.87% | 2.74% |
| 2009 | 384,952 | 1,058,782 | 1.89% | 2.55% |
| 2010 | 392,332 | 1,084,679 | 1.92% | 2.45% |
| 2011 | 399,389 | 1,110,207 | 1.8% | 2.35% |
| 2012 | 405,557 | 1,134,885 | 1.54% | 2.22% |
| 2013 | 411,202 | 1,158,695 | 1.39% | 2.1% |
| 2014 | 416,750 | 1,181,903 | 1.35% | 2% |
| 2015 | 422,212 | 1,205,131 | 1.31% | 1.97% |
| 2016 | 427,564 | 1,228,312 | 1.27% | 1.92% |
| 2017 | 432,772 | 1,251,703 | 1.22% | 1.9% |
| 2018 | 437,810 | 1,275,959 | 1.16% | 1.94% |
| 2019 | 442,680 | 1,300,945 | 1.11% | 1.96% |
| 2020 | 447,404 | 1,326,053 | 1.07% | 1.93% |
| 2021 | 451,721 | 1,350,139 | 0.96% | 1.82% |
| 2022 | 455,370 | 1,369,295 | 0.81% | 1.42% |
| 2023 | 458,949 | 1,384,286 | 0.79% | 1.09% |
| 2024 | 462,721 | 1,400,638 | 0.82% | 1.18% |
| 2025 | 466,324 | 1,418,519 | 0.78% | 1.28% |
| 2026 | 469,766 | 1,436,934 | 0.74% | 1.3% |
| 2027 | 473,148 | 1,456,334 | 0.72% | 1.35% |
| 2028 | 476,428 | 1,476,850 | 0.69% | 1.41% |
| 2029 | 479,491 | 1,498,119 | 0.64% | 1.44% |
| 2030 | 482,438 | 1,519,802 | 0.61% | 1.45% |
| 2031 | 485,308 | 1,540,659 | 0.59% | 1.37% |
| 2032 | 487,943 | 1,559,710 | 0.54% | 1.24% |
| 2033 | 490,424 | 1,578,114 | 0.51% | 1.18% |
| 2034 | 492,887 | 1,597,444 | 0.5% | 1.22% |
| 2035 | 495,286 | 1,618,799 | 0.49% | 1.34% |
| 2036 | 497,544 | 1,639,721 | 0.46% | 1.29% |
| 2037 | 499,693 | 1,659,327 | 0.43% | 1.2% |
| 2038 | 501,910 | 1,678,953 | 0.44% | 1.18% |
| 2039 | 504,061 | 1,698,891 | 0.43% | 1.19% |
| 2040 | 505,968 | 1,718,249 | 0.38% | 1.14% |
| 2041 | 507,800 | 1,736,476 | 0.36% | 1.06% |
| 2042 | 509,531 | 1,755,847 | 0.34% | 1.12% |
| 2043 | 511,124 | 1,776,066 | 0.31% | 1.15% |
| 2044 | 512,586 | 1,793,758 | 0.29% | 1% |
| 2045 | 514,047 | 1,809,637 | 0.29% | 0.89% |
| 2046 | 515,409 | 1,825,551 | 0.26% | 0.88% |
| 2047 | 516,596 | 1,841,558 | 0.23% | 0.88% |
| 2048 | 517,693 | 1,858,311 | 0.21% | 0.91% |
| 2049 | 518,684 | 1,873,846 | 0.19% | 0.84% |
| 2050 | 519,542 | 1,889,246 | 0.17% | 0.82% |
From 2006 to 2016, the population of Brunei increased by 62,901 people (a 17.2% growth), while East Timor gained 251,715 people (a 25.8% growth).
For the next 10 years, from 2016 to 2026, Brunei gained 42,238 (a 9.88% growth), while East Timor's population increased by 208,834 (a 17% growth).
Brunei was ranked 169th most populous country in 2006 and is 170th in 2026. East Timor was ranked 155th in 2006 and ranked 152nd now.
The UN's World Population Prospects forecasts that with changing growth rate trends in 24 years (in 2050) Brunei's population will grow by 10.6% to 519,542 people with a rank change from 170th to 171st. The population of East Timor will increase by 31.5% to 1,889,246 people and rank change from 152nd to 149th.
Biggest cities by population
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| City | Population |
| Kuala Belait | 70K |
| Bandar Seri Begawan | 50K |
| Seria | 13.1K |
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| City | Population |
| Dili | 222K |
| Maliana | 15.8K |
| Baucau | 15K |
| Ainaro | 5.45K |
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Population differences between Brunei and East Timor
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| Life expectancy | 75.8 years | 68.3 years |
| Average age | 33.9 years | 26.6 years |
| Median age | 33.2 years | 22.4 years |
| Male:Female ratio | 53.1:46.9 | 50.4:49.6 |
| Fertility rate | 1.75 births per woman | 2.71 births per woman |
| Population density | 227.4 ppl/mi² | 244 ppl/mi² |
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